June 07- Some fat babies, some thin ones...but all equally gorgeous!

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Daisy. Poor you. If you wash the nappies at the highest possible temp - iirc (had thrush when pg and had to wash my knickers on high temps) they need to be washed at 90 dg? if so, this should kill it off anyway.

Can I wash the wraps at 90? The rash is worst around the elastic of her wraps (hot and sticky there I suppose)

I read somewhere about grapefruit seed extract and Citricidal but can't find any further reference.

Hello ladies

so sorry to hear you are still suffering Daisy

Neal's Yard lady suggested I may have a candida infection in my tum, affecting my nutrient absorption and in turn lo's. She suggested a 'good bacteria' supplment. Don't know if that would help you Daisy, just a thought.

re: stock - used to have same problem. too much water to start with. Also I think decent chicken makes a difference.

The Fuzzi Bunz you can - the rest I don't know. I did use grapefruit seed extract for thrush when pg and it worked a treat. I found this...

Even hot water and detergent are not enough to fix all conditions that can be found in the laundry. Add Nutribiotic GSE to wash water and/or rinse water to protect your family and friends. For normal loads, just a few drops of GSE will suffice. In cases of known or suspected issues of infections of bed-linens or clothing, or when laundering diapers or similarly soiled clothes, add more(up to 30-60 drops Citricidal per load).

hth! The one I had was a higher nature one. Can find the link for you later but C has just started crying...

Still up for Wednesday Fairy & Annobal?

definitely. i don't know putney at all so you or annobal will need to decide where

doesn't napsian and the like contain anti fungal as well as anti bacterial? Thyme essential oil is supposed to be anti fungal too.

what about tea tree?

I've got some acidophulus tablets too and am going to watch my diet as I have been eating lots (and I mean lots) of sugary sweeties since DD was born.

The doc was impressed that I was keeping going at 25 weeks though!

Spoke to my Dear Mum tonight. Bless her she sounds really cheerful, but things aren't looking that great . Her infected lung has packed up completely now and her morphine has been upped again. My sis has had to be signed off work as mum can't be left on her own at all now and they had her minister in the other day sorting out the funeral arrangements. I feel so bloody helpless.

Just popping on quickly and then signing off for the night -

So sorry to hear about your Mum Daisy. Make sure you say everything you want to say to her before its too late - It was brilliant that you went up there. She's been very brave organising the funeral. When Dps Dad had lung cancer, it was never mentioned and his family went into shock when he died - they never thought he would die - or they didnt want to believe it - but at least your family seem to be handling the situation in a positive way.
I dont know what else to say, but you know that we're all here.

Any how - take care and night xxx

Oh Daisy . Your Mum sounds like a very positive person.

thanks guys.

morning all
Daisy your mum sounds fantastic I can only echo what jbm says the same happened with mil and my dh never said goodbye to his mum. It is so great that you are all able to talk about it shows what a lovely family you all are Will be thinking of you all

Morning ladies
Hope everyone had a good night's sleep.

Daisy, hope you read this, I hope all is ok with you! You mother sounds like an incredibly strong woman and you are too for being so upbeat yourself.

Just wanted to pop in a say hi.

Have a good morning.

BTW, Foxy your DD looks gorgeous in the present someone sent you secretly. What a treat.

A quick Good Morning from us before we go off to nursery for settling in visit.

Daisy.....A really difficult time but I can only echo everyone else and say how brave you and your family are. I've written loads of sentences here and then deleted them....I just don't know what to say.....I lost my FIL to same thing last year and they never accepted it.....which makes things all the more difficult....as if they're not already....you mum sounds like a very brave and lovely person....life isn't fair is it?

One thing I done (sorry I know this sounds awful but it did make things easier) was have a bag packed - and then when we were needed, we just picked up the bag and went. Also I had made arrangements about the animals.

Thinking of you x

BTW as far as fungal goes....what about Nizoral shampoo? We use it here for flaky scalps but when my cat had a fungal infection on his skin, the vet told me to wash him in it which I did, and it went

Morning.

Daisy - big hugs. to hear the news about your mum, but sounds like you and her and your family are doing brilliantly overall. Guess nothing I can say makes a lot of difference, but am thinking of you.

Hope things go well at the nursery Norty

morning all

Daisy, sorry to hear things aren't getting better. But you sound like you are doing really well. You know you can come and meltdown on here with us anytime you need to. I've never been through anything like this so I have no advice but you know where we are, and I am at the end of the phone for you anytime

Norty, hope the nursery goes well. DD will have a great time I'm sure, and she will be so pleased to see you at the end of the session, and you will be Relaxed Mummy! I'm sorry you have to go back to work so soon, but it will be nice to get some of your previous self back.

I'm off to visit a friend today for a few days. She has a 3 yo and a new baby. It'll be nice, but I do know that in lots of ways we are really different and she doesn't understand me. She wants to wean her new baby at 3 months to get her sleeping through the night, which is fine, but I still haven't weaned DD and am still bfing, and my friend doesn't really make it a secret when she things I am being weird. I'm sure it'll be fine though. It'll be good practice for my family reunion weekend in two week where I will have to face the bfing questions and stop interfering well meaning aunties and grandma stuffing Quality Street down DD's neck!

daisy so sorry about your mum, and about all your ills, it may be cos you down that things seem worse! or are worse, if you wash the nappies in white vinigar then at 90 they should be ok, have you tried egg white on dd bum? it puts a barrier on.

Aw thanks guys

Norty...that is good advice about the bag, and sorry you and andiem have been through the same thing. It is truly an awful disease.

I'm struggling with feeling guilty that I'm not there helping out my sisters. They are now both off work so that they can care for her around the clock. It seems wrong that I'm the one not working at the moment, yet I can't do anything to help. I said I could come up sooner rather than later, but Sis2 said to me that if I come up it might upset mum to know that we feel it'll be sooner rather than later. I know where she is coming from, but it means that I'm stuck here, not knowing and not being able to help. I only hope that when the time comes I can get up there to say goodbye.

Sorry for bringing the mood down.

thanks for the nappy advice trace

We'll get our meet up one of these days I hope!

yes i hope we do, if you want to go to your mum go, i have told you lost my mum 4 years ago to cancer i cared for her all the time, but my sister didnt with work and so on, but even now they feel guilty(even though they shouldnt) cos they didnt get to spend more time with her while she was more alert, then when taking more drugs shes became sleepy, and not al;ways aware when they came now and again, but cos i was with all the time i saw both, awake and sleepy, i enjoyed spending every moin with her.
jack was only 8 months old at the time but i know i had to spend my time with mum as i knew it was not going to be long.
what am trying to say is go back be with her if some thing happens when you not there you will suffer

Daisy - don't you dare apologise! The lovely thing about this is that it's somewhere we can let off steam etc, so whatever the worry, no one should feel bad about talking about it. I haven't been through what you're going through (everyone in my family has died pretty suddenly, well those that have dies I mean) so can only imagine, but sounds to me like you're being amazing during a really tough time.

Daisy You are very special.

Have had a big cooking session for DD this morning. She consequently had plum for lunch - seemed to like it though did pull some very funny faces while eating it Apple & pear, carrot & pea, parsnip, sweet potato, and more plum all pureed up and in the freezer now, so that's the next X days meals sorted out